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November 26, 2018 Freshman Humanities Mr. Cabat

November 26, 2018 Freshman Humanities Mr. Cabat. Aim: “Those Who Know Me Achieve Reality:” Meditation and the Search for Transcendence. ***SCHEDULE NOTES***. 11/27 – Lao Tzu - The Tao Te Ching. 11/28 – The Tao Te Ching . 11/29 – Confucius - Analects 11/30 – Analects , Conclusion.

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November 26, 2018 Freshman Humanities Mr. Cabat

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  1. November 26, 2018Freshman HumanitiesMr. Cabat Aim: “Those Who Know Me Achieve Reality:” Meditation and the Search for Transcendence

  2. ***SCHEDULE NOTES*** 11/27 – Lao Tzu - The Tao Te Ching. 11/28 – The Tao Te Ching. 11/29 – Confucius - Analects 11/30 – Analects, Conclusion

  3. DO NOW The Ramayana: A Tableau Vivant Where have you heard a story similar to this one? Guess what? It’s coming again about three weeks from now…

  4. The Mystery of Brahman(from the Upanishads) Look back through the text you read from the Upanishads. What are the various elements that make up Brahman? Oh, and by the way, what exactly is Brahman, anyway?

  5. How Can Meditation Bring Us Closer to the Ultimate Reality? • How can we distinguish the real from the “not real”? • According to the Upanishads, meditation is the path to reality, and to transcendence. • Let’s take a look at a moment of transcendence that we know and love… • This is not exactly a new idea, even in Western thought: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

  6. Only One Thing to Do Now… Let’s try it.

  7. Reactions When you were trying this simplest form of meditation, were you able to clear your mind, even briefly? While you were trying to clear your mind, did you notice thoughts intruding? What were they?

  8. Let’s Write Take five minutes and write down what the experience was like for you. “If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is – infinite.” -William Blake

  9. Transcendence What exactly are we trying to accomplish with meditation? What are some of the other, less healthful ways in which we try to achieve these same goals as our lives go on?

  10. The Last Word Goes to Emerson The great American transcendentalist writer and poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, put it best (he usually did; wait until you get to read him in 11th grade): “Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string.”

  11. Homework Check the website later for the Ancient Chinese Readings packets. Be sure to have a copy of them with you in class tomorrow (either electronic or hard copy).

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